Converging Design
Task 3
Methodology Implementation
Optimization Prep – Complete
- Consolidate existing code combining optimization and structural analysis
- Determine feasible software linkages
- Establish preliminary analysis procedure
Preliminary Global Structure – In Progress
- Define geometric design space
- Define objective functions
- Develop analysis methods
- Demonstrate and evaluate optimization process
Refine Local Structural Optimization
- Incorporate system- and component-level variables into a new design space
- Define objective functions
- Develop analysis methods
- Process results
- Prepare visualizations / interface for designer interaction
- Develop module of CSDO for integration with NHERI-SimCenter
Design Selection
- Develop and test methods for objective prioritization and finalizing designs
- Design-related outreach
